How I love alliteration J Read on to see what I am doing this Super
Bowl Weekend, plus the recipe that I will bring to my friends Super Bowl Party.
I am currently struggling with a sore shoulder, a message
from above to pay attention and to practice what I preach. Which, btw is the
most challenging thing for all of us to do! (Want to know my secret how to
start? See next week’s blog).
I have all
kinds of excuses for the cause of this shoulder pain...from falling asleep while
holding my grandson for hours at a time (something I am not willing to give up), combined with spending too much time on the computer (also unlikely to change).
What’s the real culprit? Runaway stress, cutting my “time
for self” out, when life gets too busy. Saying NO to me and my own needs.
So this weekend is, YES, all about me…self-love and self-nourishment. Saturday morning, after my morning sadhana (self-care ritual) I will give a private yoga session dedicated to breathwork
and preparing the body for rest and digest, and relaxation. One of the
essential 5 R’s from functional medicine.
Next, I am seeing my chiropractor, Dr. Joseph Esposito of
Life Wellness Centre, one of the founding members in my Wellness Inspired
Network Group.
Then, I am back to Beloved Yoga Studio for a restorative
workshop led by Ashley Zuberi, my fellow yogini working towards our 500-hour
therapeutic yoga training program.
Sunday, is more self-love as I try something totally new.
Last week I met Laura Freix of iEmbrace Wellness, at Neck Back & Beyond’s
movie night where she invited me to Mardi
Gras for your Heart, a chance to experience Heart IQ. This will be my
pre-Super Bowl party to get heart centered.
Last but not least, is my date with my husband to a Super
Bowl Party. Since I LOVE to eat
life-affirming, nourishing and delicious food, here’s my favorite time tested
nacho “cheese” dip. Picture is from one
of the Living Social Demo Kitchen classes I thought last year on Superfoods. Instead of Chips, try serving with sweet crunchy jicama or vegetables like red peppers.
1 cup sunflower seeds soaked 1/2 hour
1 lemon juiced
1 small tomato (optional)
11/2 T chickpea miso
1/4 cup water (may add more if you want thinner dip)
I clove garlic
1/2 cup of red bell pepper
1-2 T nutritional yeast
Optional: jalapeno pepper (remove seeds and mince)
Add all ingredients in a blender or food
processor, add 1/4 c water at a time until desired consistency.
Enjoy the life affirming benefits of B vitamins, probiotics and phytonutrients in this nourishing and delicious dip!
Lisa is an author, inspirational speaker, retired RN, Certified Health Coach and Yoga Teacher. Her book, Savvy Secrets: Eat,Think & Thrive; Seven Steps to Optimal Health, is a self health book to enable healing from within. Her goal is to inspire wellness and to help others look and feel their best at any age. Lisa is part of the New Self Health Movement, the International Health Coach Association, and the Wellness Inspired Network. She is the mother of four adult children, now a Grandmother, and believes that optimal health should not be a secret! When she is not coaching, speaking and writing, you can find her practicing yoga and joyfully sharing Carpe Diem Dance at every opportunity.
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